You can continue living in lalaland if you wish, but in reality, India was ruled for 200 years by a tiny European country. Even India's independence was an accident, which happened because after WWII, Britain no longer had the military might or the financial muscle to run her colonies.
As for France and Russia, India is a customer for their military hardware...nothing more nothing less. So stop living in lalaland and face up to reality.As for France and Russia, India is a customer for their military hardware...nothing more nothing less. India would not last even a single month in a war with either country. A country which after 60 years is still the world's largest weapons importer....who's only achievement is having the largest number of poor people in the world....is in this state because its people and its leaders are devoid of vision, pride, willpower and patriotism.
Indians should realize this reality, and only dream of achieving things which are within their capability (aukat) instead of comparing themselves to great powers like China, Russia or the US.
Well we have a live one here.
China was never a great power.
Russia used to be a great power.
USA is the great power. India and world keep USA in their good books.
200 years of rule by colonial powers and 60 years of rule subsequently by politicians have taught important lessons for self survival. If life under CCP was that good, why are people from Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Tibet, India, Turkmenistan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar so peeved off with China, they are Chinese neighbours. Until the authoritarian rule exists, no one is going to feel safe. Also Britain was able to run the empire due to riches from India. Once India was lost so did end the rest of the empire. Check the history books. Didn't Hitler want to conquer USSR and create a passage from Russia to India to rule India?
All over the millennia Hindustan as it was then, India as its now was desirable for Everyone from Huns, to mongols to Turks, to Brits to Germans and now Chinese. That Chinese will get it now is underrating Indian Valour. Read stories from 1962 war against China.
Britain did rule over India. Do not be under illusion that Indians have forgotten anything. Britain considers India as its great friend. I do not honestly think that feeling is reciprocated by India.
The current problems are not restricted to just India. It affects China more than it affects India. It affects all the third world.
Remember Adolf Hitler was disliked by everyone except Austrians and Germans. If you continue your thought process further it means the allies who defeated Hitler should have ideally submitted to his rule.
Bharat is the real name of India and when India was Bharat it achieved many things. Just because, compared to China, nothing fantastic has been achieved, India should submit itself etc to China is relatively naive and exceptionally derogatory. Tell me what has Germany achieved except for the past 100 years? Nothing great really.